Psychobilly Brawl

Just out of college, I worked the door at a rockabilly show, an odd scene for a newbie to observe: a little country, a little sock-hop, a little Goth, and a lot of image. My impression was that rockabilly fans are mostly in it for the laughshow else to respond to the pompadour, fitted flannel shirt, and thick, black eyeliner? Tonight, Studio 7 takes the rockabilly trend to its logical conclusion, jumping gleefully into the punk-meets-country deep end with the Psychobilly Brawl. Its a festival of songs with optimistic titles like Everybody Dies (by headliner The Goddamn Gallows) set to a beat just begging you to cut a rug. Other bands include Hard Money Saints, Season of Nightmares, James Hunnicutt & The Revolvers, and The AKAs. Rock out, pardner. Studio 7, 110 S. Horton St., 286-1312, www.studioseven.us. $10-$13. 3 p.m. LAURA ONSTOT